The homes of Bellefonte. Have a picture of one of our mansions, or of a special example of Victorian architecture? You can post it here. This is a good place for photographers, both amateur and professional, to show off a little.

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PostcardsPostcards were once very popular, and showed familiar Bellefonte scenes as they were. These were sent to friends and family as a turn-of-the-century "wish you were here" greeting

Bellefonte has a long and rich history, well-documented by the many state Historical markers all over town. Take the tour online, but also find the time to come and visit in person. There's so much more here than you can see in small pictures.

Fire claims the 1870 Robert Valentine Mansion, corner of Allegheny and Curtin streets in historic Bellefonte. Volunteer fire crews battled the blaze for several hours, from after midnight until after dawn in an attempt to save as much of the structure as possible. These photos are by Bellefonte's own Mark Houser.

Photos of Spring Creek and Talleyrand Park on the Saturday morning following Hurricane Ivan's visit in September of 2004. If you have pictures of the flood that you'd like to add, you may upload them to this Album.

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Sunshine on the Falls4869 viewsBy Brian Baney:
Sun shines on the falls at Talleyrand

Panoramic view: The day after the fire3376 viewsBecause of fear of collapse, the fire department brought in a wrecker on Wednesday night and knocked down the 4-story corner that remained standing. This panoramic view taken at 11 am the next day shows the results of what is left of the Bush House from the Spring Creek side. Picture taken by Joanne Tosti-Vasey from bridge on Water Street

Centre County Courthouse 20031023 viewsA view of the Centre County Courthouse recorded using a Mamiya M645 medium-format camera and a Mamiya f/4 50-mm perspective-control lens.

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March 22, 2007147 viewsMore late snow, early daffodils in Talleyrand Park.

Borough Building207 viewsDonated bulbs decorate the Bellefonte Borough building sign on Water Street.

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Dr. Kevin and Carol Burke home, 299 West Linn Street 1189 viewsA perennial favorite is the impressive red brick Burnside/McCoy house built for Judge Thomas Burnside in 1869. A small summer house and servant’s quarters built behind the main house share the enormous landscaped lot that fills the entire block between West Linn and West Curtin Streets and is actually more easily approached from West Curtin Street. Nov 02, 2008

Molly Fisher home, 177 East Linn Street1027 viewsThe five-bay Georgian-style house was built by one of the Criders—one of whom built the 1889 Crider Exchange building on North Allegheny Street. Perhaps Fountain William commissioned the house since, certainly, one of his children Burns Crider lived there for a time in the mid-nineteenth Century. Molly and Jay Fisher restored the house in the 1990s...Nov 02, 2008

Cecil and Sally Houser home, 716 North Allegheny Street976 viewsChristmas is in the air as Nativity sets fill the family room, Old World Santas, the living-room and sitting room. Snowmen occupy the first floor bedroom and Nutcrackers the kitchen of Cecil and Sally’s beautiful, meticulously kept house. Evidence of Cecil’s labors on behalf of the American Bald Eagle as a volunteer monitor for the North Central Region is on view. When Christmas is not the season, miniature lighthouses are displayed on the shelves of the family-room addition built by Robert and Delores Nellis when they lived in the house. Nov 02, 2008

Reynold’s Mansion (Joseph and Charlotte Heidt’s home), 101 West Linn Street1171 viewsThe thirty-room mansion was built in 1884-85 for Major William F. Reynolds in Queen Anne-style with dashes of High Victorian Gothic, Italianate and Second Empire Baroque added by the unknown architect. Its construction of red sandstone required twenty Italian stone-masons and an army of other artisans to construct the stained-glass windows, paint the exquisite ceilings and install the hardwood floors. Nov 02, 2008